| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Economics Economics Day Course |
| Lecture Code |
G6036453 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
公共経済学１ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
コウキョウケイザイガク１ |
Subject Name in
English |
Public Economics 1 |
| Instructor |
YAMAGUCHI CHIKARA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ヤマグチ チカラ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Mon1-4：ECON B255 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
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Classes will be held face-to-face. However, those may be conducted online if there is a change in the University's policy.
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
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Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Economics |
| Eligible Students |
Second year sturdents |
| Keywords |
Public goods, Free rider |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Economic Analysis
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to analyze and examine political issues applying knowledge on economic policy, international economics and economic matters and so on. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The purpose of this course is to help students understand and master how economics can be applied to make decisions on real economic and social issues, and to prepare them for the related ERE and civil service examinations. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1: Course Introduction
lesson2: Microeconomics (Exchange Economy 1)
lesson3: Microeconomics (Exchange Economy 2)
lesson4: Microeconomics (Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics)
lesson5: Efficient Provision of Public Goods (Partial Equilibrium)
lesson6: Efficient Provision of Public Goods (General Equilibrium)
lesson7: Voluntary Provision of Public Goods 1
lesson8: Voluntary Provision of Public Goods 2
lesson9: Neutrality Theorem
lesson10: Lindahl Mechanism
lesson11: Clarke=Groves Mechanism
lesson12: Median Voter Theorem
lesson13: Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
lesson14: Fork Theorem
lesson15: Condluding Remarks
Quizzes will be given in class and a regular exam will be given during the examination period. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Reference books will be announced in the first class. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Lesson 1：What is the Lagrange Function?
Lesson 2：What is Competitive Equilibrium?
Lesson 3：What is Pareto Optimal?
Lesson 4：What is the Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics?
Lesson 5：What is Public Goods?
Lesson 6：What is the Samuelson Condition?
Lesson 7：What is a Nash Equilibrium?
Lesson 8：What are the Market Failures caused by public goods?
Lesson 9：What is the Neutrality Theorem of public goods?
Lesson 10：What is the problem with the Lindahl Mechanism?
Lesson 11：What is the problem with the Clarke=Groves Mechanism?
Lesson 12：What is the Median Voter Theorem?
Lesson 13：What is the Arrow's Impossibility Theorem?
Lesson 14：What is a Repeated Game?
Lesson 15：What is the Fork Theorem? |
| Requirements |
No mobile devices or photography is allowed in class.
Lecture materials will be available on Moodle for a limited time. |
| Grading Method |
Your grade is evaluated based on the results of the quizzes (20%) and exam (80%). |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |